The ruling comes after reports the government is considering invoking emergency powers to confront political unrest in the Pacific Island nation, amid ongoing calls for O'Neill to step down and answer long running corruption allegations.

O'Neill's chief of staff, Isaac Lupari, is reported to have told the local press the government is considering activating laws that will give police the power to arrest anyone inciting violence and threatening public and state properties.

The move comes after Port Moresby businessmen demanded O'Neill stand down within 48 hours to answer corruption allegations or face work-stoppages in the aviation, maritime and telecommunications industries, as well as at schools and in the transport sectors in Port Moresby and major cities Lae and Mt Hagen.

Lupari said the National Security Advisory Council would meet on Tuesday.

"This is the committee that advises the Government on security matters, invoking the Internal Security Act, which means that police will have the ultimate power or full powers to arrest anyone who incites public violence and disrupt government services or threaten public property," Mr Lupari told the Post Courier.

"These are criminal acts so that is why the National Security Advisory Council will revoke the Internal Security Act and Essential Services Act. Police are also looking into the matter."